I'd also love to see some sort of questing system implemented. Not the go here, pick that up, come back and talk to me.. but more on the lines of a 'daily' quest. Something that you check for at intervals to see if it's been completed. I guess the closest thing that comes to mind is a quest to visit...
How about a "friend" system? when a freind comes online it posts "friend came online" instead of just the player.. different color.. something to distinguish it.. from that code monkeys could have a friends list and drop downs to send items etc.. instead of typing in names. Could...